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2020 Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg told a man at an event in Iowa that "racism has no place in American politics

Racism has no place in American politics,” Buttigieg tells attendee at Iowa event

on: July 05, 2019

Racism has no place in American politics,” Buttigieg tells attendee at Iowa event

Racism has no place in American politics,” Buttigieg tells attendee at Iowa event

2020 Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg told a man at an event in Iowa that “racism has no place in American politics

after the man said he should “just tell the black people of South Bend to stop committing crimes In June, a white police officer shot and killed a black man in South Bend in June, and Buttigieg, who is the mayor of South Bend, has been dealing with the fallout The man was booed by the crowd at the Carroll County, Iowa, barbecue after the comment. Buttigieg said I think that racism is not going to help but the man continued No, just stop committing crimes Has nothing to do with race The fact that a black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime is evidence of systemic racism Buttigieg answered It is evidence of systemic racism and with all due respect sir, racism makes it harder for good police officers to do their job too It is a smear on law enforcement.